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R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S AUTUMN CATALOGUE. 



GRAPE HYACINTHS.. 



Very hardy, dwarf, spring-flowering bulbs, suc- 

 ceeding in almost any situation and suitable for 

 edgings and clumps in shrubbery and hardy perennial 

 beds. They also produce a splendid effect and thrive 

 planted in the grass in the same manner as Cro- 

 cuses. 



Per Doz. Per loo. Per i ,000. 



Blue Grape Hyacinths . $0.15 $0.60 $4.00 

 ^VHITE Grape Hyacinths, ,20 i.oo 7.C0 



HELLEBORUS NIGER. 



{^Christmas Rose.) 



The Christmas Rose is almost hardy, and if 

 grown in cold frames with protection from frost will 

 produce its beautiful blossoms freely throughout the 

 winter and spring. The flowers are about three 

 inches in diameter, pure waxy white, shaded with 

 crimson purple. 



Each, 50 cents; per dozen, $5.CX); per 100, 

 By mail^ add 5 cents each for postage. 



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Grape Hyacinths. 



HEMEROCALLIS. {Day Lily.) 



Showy, hardy plants for herbaceous borders and grouping among shrubs, bearing a succession of large, fragrant, 



trumpet-shaped flowers, from midsummer till frost. 



Each. Per Doz, Per ico. 



Aurantiaca Major. {Japanese Giant Day Lily?) Magnificent trumpet-shaped blossoms, 



very broad petalled, and often six inches across; of rich orange color; very fragrant . . $0.50 



Disticha Flore Pleno. Flower double: rich orange 25 



Flava. (^Yellow Day Lily.) Clear yellow; sweet-scented flowers 10 



JMiDDENDORFH. A Chinese variety of dwarf habit, with large, bright yellow flowers ... .20 



$5.00 

 2.50 



T.OO 

 2 00 



^35.00 



15.00 



6.00 



12.00 



HEPATICA. 



Ready in October. 



Pretty, dwarf spring flowers, very hardy and free bloom- 

 ing. They succeed best in rather moist and shady situa- 

 tions. 



Blue. Single 



Red. Double 



White. Single 



By mail, add 5 cents per dozen for postage. 



IXIAS. 



Charming bulbs for winter-blooming, of easy culture 

 and producmg very brilliant flowers. The colors include 

 many shades of yellow, pink, scarlet, and crimson. The 

 centre of the flower is always distinct in color from the outer 

 parts, the effect of which is very striking. Plant six or eight 

 bulbs in a six-inch bulb-pan, covering them one inch. 



Each. 



Per Doz. 



Per 100. 



^0.15 



^1.50 



10.00 



•15 



1.25 



7-50 



.20 



2.00 



12.00 



Ixia, Mixed Varieties. 



Named Varieties 



Finest Mixed 



Crateroides Major. Bright scarlet; 



very early; splendid for forcing . 

 Rosea Plena Multiflora. New, 



soft rose; fragrant 



Viridiflora. P lowers beautiful green, 



with black centre; scarce .... 



Per 



Per 



Per 



Doz. 



100. 



1,000. 



$0.25 



$1.50 



$12. CO 



•15 



•75 



5.00 



.85 



6.00 





.60 



4.00 



30.00 



I 25 



7-50 





six of a kind sold at dozen rates; 25 AT 100 R.VFES; 250 AT 1,000 rates. 



